Barnham Heath

Barnham Heath

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	TL 882 798[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	78.6 hectares[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Barnham Heath is a 78.6-hectare (194-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barnham, a village south of Thetford in Suffolk.^[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,^[3] and part of the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds^[4][5]

This site has areas of acidic heathland with damp grassland in river valleys. Gravel workings and scrub have produced habitats valuable to birds such as nightingales and whitethroats. Birds found on open heathland include stone curlews, a protected species, and wheatears. Six species of lichen and eight of moss have been recorded.^[6]

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Barnham Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
2. "Map of Barnham Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
4. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
5. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
6. "Barnham Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

52.384°N 0.764°E / 52.384; 0.764